A GANG of thugs hit two teenagers in the face with a metal bar then pressed it against one of the victim's throats in a Redditch park.

Three youths wielding metal bars, possibly pieces of scaffolding, approached a 15-year-old playing with friends in an enclosed area at Morton Stanley Park, off Windmill Drive.

One of the youths spoke to the teenager then hit him in the face with the metal bar. He did the same to a second lad then returning to the first teenager, he held the bar to his throat and hit him with it again.

The gang then left the park, driving off in a small dark-coloured car.

Police Constable Rebecca Brooks from Redditch police said: "This was a nasty incident and we are appealing to those who saw anything connected to the attack to contact police.

"We particularly want to speak to a woman who approached the lads shortly after the incident as she is likely to be an important witness."

The main attacker was white, aged around 16, wearing a dark blue hooded top with white stripes on it and dark tracksuit trousers.

He was with two white men described as being slightly older. One was wearing a light-coloured hooded top and the other was wearing dark clothing.

Anyone with information about the attack, which took place between 6.30pm and 7pm on October 19, should call police on 08457 444 888.